Scott said he understood how some supporters may have felt seeing Chapman play well for his new club, but that short-term pain had to be taken for the long-term gains.

He expects a similar performance from Geelong premiership ruckman Trent West in Brisbane colours against his old club for the first time this weekend.

“It would be quite handy for us to have Trent West on our list this year, as it would be some of the older players that moved on,” Scott said.

“But we need to make long-term decisions and the pain sometimes involved in that, especially for the supporters, will be when ex-Geelong players play well.

“We anticipate that Westy will play pretty well against us this week.”

Scott said young forward Mitch Brown was the only player in any real doubt for the weekend’s trip north, after rolling an ankle in last Thursday night’s win over Adelaide, but remains confident he’ll be fit to play.

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